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6. No licensee shall sub-let, assign or transfer his licence or licences, or any part thereof, to any person without the written per- mission of Council.
7. No meat other than the meat of animals which have been slaughtered in a Government Slaughter-house shall be sold or exposed for sale except with the written permission of the Council.
8. The Inspector of Markets or any officer duly authorised in writing by the Council shall be allowed access to any licensed premises at all times when the premises are open for business, and the licensee shall produce his licence whenever required to do so by any such officer.
9. The premises shall have a signboard in a conspicuous position showing in English and Chinese (a) the name of the licensee, (b) the nature of the business carried on, and (c) the number of the licence: Provided that the Council may exempt any premises from this requirement.
10. No structural alteration of the premises shall be made with- out the previously obtained consent in writing of the Council.
11. Every licensee shall provide himself a sufficient number of portable dust-bins in accordance with one or other of the patterns on view in the markets.
12. Every licensee shall cause all dust, garbage and solid refuse of any kind which may be produced or may accumulate in the course of his business or in the cleansing of poultry or fish to be immediately placed in a portable dust-bin, and he shall, as often as may be necessary, but never less than once a day, cause such dust-bins to be removed and emptied.
13. No person shall spit in any premises specially licensed for the sale of food usually sold in a market, except into spittoons provided for the purpose.
14. The licensee shall cause to be continuously displayed, in a conspicuous position on every floor of his licensed premises, a notice or notices of a size and form approved by the Council, and in a language prescribed by the Council, requiring all persons present on the premises not to spit on the floor: Provided that the Council may, in its discretion, exempt in writing any premises from the above requirement as to display of notice, and revoke in writing any such exemption.
15. The licensee shall cause any phlegm, spittle or saliva found on the floor of his premises to be promptly swept up and removed; and, in the event of his providing one or more spittoons, shall cause a sufficient quantity of a disinfectant fluid to be kept continuously in such spittoons while in use, and shall thoroughly cleanse them daily
at the close of business.
16. The licensee shall normally be in attendance at his place of business and shall not absent himself for more than one calendar month without previously notifying the Chairman of the Council.
17. Every dealer in fresh meat shall thoroughly wash and cleanse his shop and all fittings and utensils belonging thereto at least twice. a day.
18. Every fishmonger shall thoroughly wash and cleanse his shop. and all fittings and utensils belonging thereto at least twice a day.
19. Every poulterer shall thoroughly cleanse his shop, pens and all fittings belonging thereto at least twice a day and shall provide a supply of fresh drinking water for any live birds that may be kept in such pens.
20. No birds other than poultry and no animals other than cats shall be kept on the premises.
21. Where any part of a floor to which the licence relates is used for sleeping purposes, such part shall be partitioned off from the remainder of the floor to the satisfaction of the Council; and no part of the trade shall be carried on and no storage of food or utensils shall be permitted in the part so partitioned off for sleeping purposes.
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